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and_o their_o plead_n against_o a_o more_o speedy_a admission_n thither_o argue_v their_o unfitness_n to_o be_v admit_v at_o all_o 5th_o our_o author_n hypothesis_n be_v direct_o contrary_a to_o the_o avow_a doctrine_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n which_o i_o the_o rather_o mention_v because_o he_o profess_v himself_o to_o be_v a_o member_n of_o that_o church_n and_o look_n upon_o those_o that_o dissent_n from_o it_o as_o mistake_v person_n pag._n 17._o need_v i_o prove_v that_o the_o church_n of_o england_n assert_n the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o soul_n immortality_n see_v the_o order_n for_o the_o burial_n of_o the_o dead_a where_o among_o many_o other_o expression_n to_o the_o same_o effect_n you_o find_v these_o word_n almighty_a god_n with_o who_o do_v live_v the_o spirit_n of_o they_o that_o depart_v hence_o in_o the_o lord_n and_o with_o who_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o faithful_a after_o they_o be_v deliver_v from_o the_o burden_n of_o the_o flesh_n be_v in_o joy_n and_o 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these_o fragment_n of_o antiquity_n be_v by_o some_o reckon_v suppositious_a by_o other_o at_o least_o dubious_a but_o give_v i_o leave_v however_o to_o add_v what_o a_o great_a philosopher_n of_o our_o own_o say_v so_o if_o what_o be_v consonant_a to_o plato_n school_n which_o well_o agree_v with_o learned_a pythagore_n egyptian_a trismegist_n and_o the_o antique_a roll_n of_o chaldee_n wisdom_n all_o which_o time_n have_v tear_v but_o plato_n and_o deep_a plotin_n do_v restore_v which_o be_v my_o scope_n i_o sing_v out_o lusty_o if_o any_o twitten_v i_o for_o such_o strange_a lore_n and_o i_o all_o blameless_a brand_n with_o infamy_n god_n purge_v that_o man_n from_o fault_n of_o foul_a malignity_n dr._n more_o be_v psychozoia_n pag._n 2._o tertullian_n also_o in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr anima_fw-la suppose_v that_o plato_n derive_v his_o sentiment_n from_o the_o write_n of_o trismegist_n in_o egypt_n come_v we_o therefore_o to_o that_o divine_a philosopher_n and_o his_o master_n socrates_n concern_v who_o we_o have_v more_o certain_a knowledge_n and_o in_o comparison_n of_o they_o and_o their_o follower_n cicero_n look_v upon_o all_o other_o philopher_n as_o plebeian_n tusc_n quaest_n lib._n 1.341_o and_o bring_v in_o his_o great_a encomium_n of_o aristotle_n with_o a_o platonem_fw-la semper_fw-la excipio_fw-la pag._n 226._o and_o st._n augustine_n agree_v with_o he_o in_o it_o augustinus_n platonem_fw-la caeteris_fw-la philosophis_fw-la gentium_fw-la longè_fw-la lateque_fw-la praefert_fw-la say_v lipsius_n manuduct_n ad_fw-la stoicam_fw-la philosoph_n pag._n 19_o but_o we_o will_v first_o begin_v with_o socrates_n what_o this_o great_a man_n think_v may_v be_v learn_v from_o his_o admirer_n and_o disciple_n plato_n who_o in_o his_o phaedo_fw-la and_o elsewhere_o bring_v he_o in_o strong_o dispute_v for_o and_o assert_v the_o soul_n immortality_n where_o he_o show_v that_o as_o death_n be_v the_o separation_n of_o soul_n and_o body_n so_o the_o soul_n can_v 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ask_v he_o how_o he_o will_v be_v bury_v i_o can_v say_v he_o persuade_v thiâ—â—â—iâ—o_o â—â—iâ—o_z that_o i_o who_o now_o dispute_n be_o socrates_n but_o he_o think_v that_o carcase_n which_o he_o shall_v see_v by_o and_o by_o be_v i_o but_o i_o tell_v you_o i_o shall_v go_v to_o a_o bless_a state_n after_o i_o have_v drink_v this_o poison_n and_o this_o i_o speak_v to_o comfort_v both_o you_o and_o myself_o do_v not_o say_v when_o you_o see_v my_o body_n lay_v out_o burn_v or_o bury_v that_o it_o be_v socrates_n thus_o that_o venerable_a old_a man_n conquer_v the_o fear_n of_o death_n by_o the_o hope_n of_o a_o bless_a immortality_n and_o drink_v the_o fatal_a potion_n without_o any_o observable_a disturbance_n of_o mind_n or_o change_v of_o countenance_n pray_v for_o a_o happy_a passage_n out_o of_o this_o life_n into_o a_o better_a but_o i_o must_v not_o translate_v the_o whole_a dialogue_n plato_n speak_v often_o of_o the_o
will_v appear_v if_o we_o consider_v what_o object_n be_v like_a to_o be_v present_v to_o he_o in_o the_o three_o heaven_n whither_o he_o be_v catch_v up_o and_o what_o deep_a impression_n he_o receive_v from_o they_o retain_v the_o memory_n of_o those_o thing_n when_o he_o be_v in_o the_o body_n which_o for_o aught_o he_o know_v be_v discover_v to_o he_o when_o he_o be_v out_o of_o it_o phil._n 1.21_o 22_o 23_o 24._o the_o apostle_n tell_v the_o philippian_n that_o he_o be_v in_o a_o strait_a betwixt_o two_o have_v a_o desire_n to_o depart_v or_o to_o be_v dissolve_v and_o to_o be_v with_o christ_n which_o say_v he_o be_v far_o better_a i._n e._n it_o be_v more_o for_o his_o present_a personal_a advantage_n and_o this_o depart_n he_o oppose_v to_o abide_v in_o the_o flesh_n which_o be_v more_o needful_a for_o they_o viz._n that_o they_o may_v be_v far_o edify_v by_o his_o ministry_n now_o if_o the_o soul_n die_v with_o the_o body_n i_o demand_v what_o do_v the_o apostle_n mean_v by_o 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8._o we_o be_v confident_a and_o willing_a rather_o to_o be_v absent_a from_o the_o body_n and_o to_o be_v present_a with_o the_o lord_n and_o v._o 4._o he_o compare_v death_n to_o uncloathing_n what_o say_v you_o to_o this_o can_v a_o man_n live_v when_o his_o clothes_n be_v put_v off_o and_o lay_v aside_o even_o so_o may_v the_o soul_n when_o separate_a from_o the_o body_n else_o the_o apostle_n confidence_n in_o this_o matter_n be_v vain_a what_o do_v you_o mean_a to_o appeal_v to_o the_o scripture_n or_o so_o much_o as_o to_o name_v it_o the_o same_o truth_n further_o appear_v in_o the_o parable_n of_o the_o rich_a sensualist_n and_o lazarus_n luke_n 16.19_o etc._n etc._n whence_o you_o may_v learn_v the_o different_a state_n of_o separate_a soul_n after_o death_n object_n but_o this_o be_v no_o history_n but_o a_o parable_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v absurd_a to_o draw_v any_o argument_n from_o it_o answ_n i_o ready_o grant_v that_o there_o be_v many_o circumstance_n in_o parable_n which_o must_v not_o be_v too_o far_o strain_v and_o particular_o in_o this_o but_o yet_o i_o say_v it_o be_v design_v to_o instruct_v and_o not_o to_o deceive_v they_o let_v it_o therefore_o be_v consider_v that_o either_o it_o be_v the_o common_a opinion_n among_o the_o jew_n the_o sadducee_n except_v who_o be_v a_o despise_a sect_n that_o the_o soul_n of_o good_a man_n be_v happy_a and_o of_o bad_a man_n miserable_a when_o separate_a from_o their_o body_n or_o it_o be_v not_o their_o common_a opinion_n if_o not_o it_o seem_v not_o a_o thing_n worthy_a the_o wisdom_n of_o our_o lord_n to_o establish_v his_o parable_n upon_o a_o hypothesis_n contrary_a to_o the_o common_a belief_n of_o the_o jew_n for_o this_o will_v be_v more_o likely_a to_o prejudice_v they_o against_o his_o doctrine_n as_o build_v upon_o false_a and_o extravagant_a opinion_n than_o to_o gain_v upon_o they_o but_o if_o it_o real_o be_v their_o opinion_n that_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n do_v subsist_v and_o be_v happy_a or_o miserable_a when_o separate_a from_o their_o body_n etc._n etc._n then_o i_o say_v either_o this_o opinion_n be_v true_a or_o false_a if_o true_a it_o be_v what_o i_o be_o plead_v for_o if_o false_a this_o parable_n be_v like_a to_o confirm_v they_o in_o their_o error_n and_o so_o you_o reflect_v upon_o he_o that_o speak_v it_o i_o mention_v not_o the_o conceit_n of_o tertullian_n who_o will_v have_v herod_n and_o john_n the_o baptist_n point_v at_o in_o it_o deut._n 34.5_o 6._o we_o read_v that_o moses_n die_v and_o be_v bury_v and_o yet_o long_o after_o mat._n 17._o we_o find_v that_o moses_n and_o elias_n appear_v upon_o the_o mountain_n talk_v with_o our_o saviour_n when_o he_o be_v transfigure_v therefore_o something_o of_o moses_n be_v alive_a and_o capable_a of_o act_v though_o his_o body_n be_v bury_v again_o exod._n 3.6_o god_n style_v himself_o the_o god_n of_o abraham_n the_o god_n of_o isaac_n and_o the_o god_n of_o jacob_n long_o after_o they_o be_v dead_a and_o yet_o our_o lord_n tell_v the_o sadducee_n matth._n 22.32_o that_o god_n be_v not_o the_o god_n of_o the_o dead_a but_o of_o the_o live_n i._n e._n their_o ruler_n benefactor_n and_o felicity_n a_o relation_n which_o the_o dead_a be_v not_o capable_a of_o as_o mr._n b._n observe_v see_v his_o note_n upon_o the_o place_n therefore_o abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n be_v in_o some_o sense_n live_v viz._n as_o to_o their_o soul_n though_o their_o body_n be_v dead_a and_o beside_o you_o must_v take_v notice_n that_o the_o sadducee_n deny_v not_o only_o the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o body_n but_o the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n as_o dr._n hammond_n observe_v and_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v not_o only_o the_o rise_n of_o the_o body_n but_o our_o live_n after_o this_o life_n when_o the_o body_n be_v dead_a and_o so_o the_o force_n of_o our_o saviour_n argument_n be_v very_o discernible_a again_o luke_n 23.46_o our_o lord_n commend_v his_o 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of_o blessedness_n be_v that_o so_o we_o may_v know_v how_o to_o interpret_v those_o word_n of_o st._n john_n rev._n 14.13_o bless_a be_v the_o dead_a which_o die_v in_o the_o lord_n and_o their_o work_n to_o follow_v or_o rather_o accompany_v they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d vide_fw-la pol._n synop_n and_o also_o what_o solomon_n mean_v prov._n 14.32_o the_o righteous_a have_v hope_n in_o his_o death_n it_o be_v easy_a to_o produce_v much_o more_o scripture-proof_n to_o establish_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o soul_n immortality_n or_o to_o enlarge_v more_o upon_o what_o have_v be_v already_o offer_v but_o thus_o much_o may_v suffice_v for_o those_o who_o be_v ready_a to_o submit_v to_o the_o rule_n and_o authority_n of_o
punishment_n of_o wicked_a man_n after_o death_n and_o tell_v we_o in_o his_o timaeus_n that_o the_o soul_n of_o a_o good_a man_n shall_v be_v kind_o receive_v by_o his_o creator_n but_o the_o soul_n of_o a_o wicked_a man_n shall_v be_v cast_v into_o hell_n the_o truth_n be_v the_o platonist_n have_v improve_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o soul_n immortality_n better_o than_o many_o of_o our_o own_o writer_n notwithstanding_o their_o great_a help_n have_v do_v though_o sometime_o they_o speak_v too_o high_a as_o if_o they_o will_v even_o deify_v the_o soul_n as_o do_v some_o of_o the_o stoic_n plotinus_n discourse_v excellent_o upon_o this_o subject_a and_o show_v that_o if_o we_o will_v serious_o view_v the_o soul_n in_o its_o own_o naked_a essence_n we_o shoulâ—_n 〈◊〉_d doubt_n of_o its_o immortality_n let_v a_o man_n say_v he_o contemplate_v himself_o in_o his_o own_o pure_a and_o true_o intellectual_a nature_n divest_v it_o of_o all_o that_o be_v alien_n to_o it_o and_o he_o will_v certain_o know_v that_o it_o be_v immortal_a he_o will_v then_o observe_v that_o his_o understanding_n be_v not_o proper_o direct_v to_o thing_n sensible_a and_o mortal_a but_o by_o a_o eternal_a virtue_n do_v contemplate_v eternal_a and_o intelligible_a object_n and_o become_v as_o it_o be_v a_o intelligible_a lucid_a world_n to_o itself_o and_o again_o he_o tell_v we_o that_o by_o how_o much_o the_o soul_n be_v more_o abstract_a from_o the_o sense_n by_o so_o much_o it_o reason_n better_o so_o that_o when_o it_o shall_v be_v whole_o separate_v from_o the_o body_n it_o will_v know_v intuitive_o without_o elaborate_a ratiocination_n that_o now_o it_o deliberate_v when_o it_o doubt_n it_o doubt_n when_o it_o be_v hinder_v by_o the_o body_n but_o will_v neither_o doubt_v nor_o deliberate_v when_o free_a from_o the_o body_n but_o will_v comprehend_v the_o truth_n without_o any_o hesitation_n see_v his_o ennead_n and_o elsewhere_o maximus_fw-la tyrius_n dissertat_fw-la 41._o handle_n that_o question_v viz._n whether_o the_o disease_n of_o the_o soul_n or_o body_n be_v more_o grievous_a and_o tell_v we_o that_o degenerate_a soul_n be_v bury_v in_o their_o body_n like_v infect_v in_o their_o holes_n and_o be_v in_o love_n with_o those_o lurk_a place_n p._n 495._o and_o withal_o that_o the_o health_n of_o the_o body_n be_v but_o uncertain_a and_o temporary_a that_o of_o the_o soul_n solid_a and_o immortal_a pag._n 491._o it_o be_v easy_a to_o mention_v more_o of_o the_o platonist_n who_o all_o to_o a_o man_n maintain_v the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n but_o i_o proceed_v the_o stoic_n say_v that_o the_o soul_n of_o good_a man_n separate_v from_o their_o body_n be_v hero_n as_o laertius_n inform_v we_o in_o zenon_n plutarch_n say_v that_o they_o call_v all_o separate_a soul_n hero_n promiscuous_o and_o so_o distinguish_v hero_n into_o good_a and_o bad_a de_fw-fr placitis_fw-la philosophorum_fw-la lib._n 1._o cap._n 8._o epictetus_n call_v the_o soul_n of_o man_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d near_o akin_a to_o god_n antoninus_n style_v the_o soul_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o in_o his_o 9th_o book_n sect._n 39_o will_v thou_o say_v to_o thy_o mind_n thou_o be_v dead_a or_o become_v like_o a_o beast_n seneca_n speak_v too_o high_a quid_fw-la aliud_fw-la vocas_fw-la etc._n etc._n what_o will_v you_o call_v the_o soul_n but_o a_o deity_n dwell_v in_o a_o humane_a body_n and_o perhaps_o such_o boldness_n be_v one_o original_a of_o heathen_a idolatry_n and_o elsewhere_o animus_fw-la si_fw-la propriam_fw-la ejus_fw-la originem_fw-la aspexeris_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o soul_n if_o you_o consider_v its_o true_a original_a descend_v from_o that_o heavenly_a spirit_n sursum_fw-la animum_fw-la etc._n etc._n its_o beginning_n call_v it_o upward_o there_o eternal_a rest_n remain_v for_o it_o and_o comfort_v martia_n concern_v her_o dead_a son_n ipse_fw-la quidem_fw-la aeternus_fw-la he_o be_v eternal_a and_o in_o a_o better_a state_n now_o than_o he_o be_v before_o the_o body_n be_v the_o prison_n of_o the_o soul_n the_o soul_n itself_o be_v sacred_a and_o eternal_a happy_a be_v thy_o son_n o_o martia_n who_o be_v dead_a know_v such_o thing_n as_o these_o nec_fw-la est_fw-la ratio_fw-la aliud_fw-la quam_fw-la in_o corpus_fw-la pars_fw-la divini_fw-la spiritùs_fw-la mersa_fw-la idem_fw-la plutarch_n say_v that_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n and_o the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v so_o connect_v that_o the_o one_o necessary_o follow_v the_o other_o de_fw-fr serâ_fw-la numinis_fw-la vindictâ_fw-la and_o therefore_o by_o the_o way_n epicurus_n make_v thorough-work_n in_o deny_v both_o come_v we_o now_o to_o cicero_n a_o moderate_a middle-way_n philosopher_n he_o dispute_v at_o large_a for_o the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n in_o the_o first_o book_n of_o his_o tusc_n quaest_n de_fw-fr contemnendâ_fw-la morte_fw-la as_o also_o in_o his_o dialogue_n de_fw-fr senectute_n etc._n etc._n i_o will_v cite_v some_o passage_n out_o of_o he_o to_o the_o shame_n of_o those_o christian_n who_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o such_o instruction_n from_o a_o heathen_a tu_fw-la cum_fw-la tibi_fw-la sive_fw-la deus_fw-la etc._n etc._n will_v thou_o when_o god_n or_o nature_n have_v give_v thou_o a_o soul_n than_o which_o nothing_o be_v more_o excellent_a and_o divine_a so_o debase_v thyself_o as_o to_o suppose_v that_o there_o be_v no_o difference_n between_o thou_o and_o a_o beast_n cic._n paradox_n pag._n 217._o two_o vivunt_fw-la qui_fw-la etc._n etc._n these_o man_n live_v who_o be_v escape_v from_o the_o prison_n of_o the_o body_n but_o that_o which_o you_o call_v life_n be_v death_n de_fw-fr somn._fw-la scip._n 233._o haec_fw-la coelestia_fw-la semper_fw-la spectato_fw-la illa_fw-la humana_fw-la contemnito_fw-la ibid._n reckon_v with_o thyself_o that_o thou_o be_v not_o mortal_a but_o only_o thy_o body_n the_o mind_n be_v the_o man_n and_o not_o that_o bodily_a figure_n which_o you_o can_v point_v as_o with_o 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much_o as_o they_o can_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d atque_fw-la ad_fw-la animam_fw-la se_fw-la convertere_fw-la and_o shall_v they_o therefore_o be_v unwilling_a to_o be_v set_v free_a from_o those_o body_n which_o have_v be_v such_o a_o hindrance_n to_o they_o in_o their_o search_n after_o truth_n and_o thus_o he_o sum_v up_o the_o matter_n page_n 89._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n if_o while_o we_o be_v in_o the_o body_n we_o can_v discern_v nothing_o pure_o it_o must_v either_o follow_v that_o we_o shall_v never_o attain_v to_o knowledge_n or_o that_o we_o shall_v do_v it_o after_o death_n for_o then_o and_o not_o before_o the_o soul_n will_v subsist_v without_o the_o body_n and_o while_o we_o live_v here_o the_o less_o commerce_n we_o have_v with_o it_o the_o near_a approach_n we_o make_v to_o knowledge_n antisthenes_n be_v ask_v what_o good_a he_o have_v get_v by_o philosophy_n answer_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o learn_v by_o it_o to_o converse_v with_o himself_o laert._n aristotle_n himself_o own_v the_o necessity_n of_o this_o abstraction_n and_o make_v it_o the_o peculiar_a privilege_n of_o some_o man_n more_o abstract_v than_o other_o from_o corporeal_a commerce_n to_o improve_v their_o understanding_n in_o the_o steady_a contemplation_n of_o truth_n and_o so_o do_v cicero_n in_o those_o excellent_a word_n magni_fw-la est_fw-la ingénii_fw-la revocare_fw-la mentem_fw-la à _fw-la sensibus_fw-la &_o cogitationem_fw-la à _fw-la consuetudine_fw-la abducere_fw-la tuse_n quaest_n lib._n 1.333_o and_o again_o 350._o and_o to_o the_o same_o purpose_n speak_v van_n helmont_n page_n 342._o though_o in_o a_o dialect_n almost_o peculiar_a to_o himself_o and_o so_o descatre_n how_o ingenious_o soever_o he_o talk_v elsewhere_o of_o matter_n and_o motion_n when_o he_o come_v to_o consider_v his_o own_o soul_n thus_o he_o begin_v see_v meditat._n 3._o de_fw-fr prim_fw-la philos_fw-la claudam_fw-la nunc_fw-la oculos_fw-la aures_fw-la obturabo_fw-la avocabo_fw-la omnes_fw-la sensus_fw-la meque_fw-la solum_fw-la alloquendo_fw-la etc._n etc._n wonder_v not_o that_o i_o insist_v so_o large_o upon_o this_o for_o the_o life_n of_o philosophy_n i_o have_v almost_o say_v of_o religion_n too_o consist_v in_o it_o but_o when_o all_o be_v do_v those_o person_n who_o have_v long_o suffer_v their_o mind_n to_o be_v immerse_v in_o thing_n corporeal_a must_v take_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o pain_n before_o they_o can_v extricate_v they_o from_o those_o unhappy_a complication_n which_o have_v betray_v they_o to_o so_o many_o mistake_n and_o keep_v they_o so_o ignorant_a of_o their_o more_o noble_a faculty_n and_o power_n 5th_o so_o live_v that_o you_o may_v not_o be_v afraid_a of_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o soul_n immortality_n i_o have_v show_v you_o already_o that_o the_o interest_n of_o man_n lust_n will_v strange_o bias_n their_o judgement_n and_o therefore_o keep_v the_o sensitive_a appetite_n at_o a_o under_o yield_v not_o to_o its_o 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upon_o he_o such_o exercise_n as_o these_o will_v soon_o convince_v you_o
the_o contrary_a hypothesis_n lay_v down_o with_o a_o account_n how_o far_o it_o agree_v or_o disagree_v with_o the_o philosophy_n of_o epicurus_n lucretius_n hobbs_n etc._n etc._n the_o method_n of_o the_o follow_a discourse_n page_n 1._o chap._n ii_o the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n prove_v by_o scripture_n page_n 12._o chap._n iii_o the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n prove_v by_o such_o argument_n as_o be_v draw_v from_o the_o light_n of_o natural_a reason_n and_o the_o common_a sense_n and_o experience_n of_o mankind_n the_o first_o argument_n from_o the_o power_n and_o faculty_n wherewith_o the_o soul_n be_v endue_v page_n 25._o chap._n iu._n the_o second_o argument_n from_o the_o many_o gross_a and_o dangerous_a absurdity_n wherewith_o the_o contrary_a opinion_n be_v attend_v page_n 49._o chap._n v._n some_o subservient_fw-fr consideration_n for_o the_o further_a establishment_n of_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o soul_n immortality_n p._n 67._o chap._n vi_o the_o testimony_n of_o the_o ancient_a philosopher_n produce_v for_o a_o further_a confirmation_n of_o this_o great_a truth_n p._n 79._o chap._n vii_o our_o author_n objection_n consider_v and_o answer_v p._n 93._o chap._n viii_o of_o materiality_n or_o immateriality_n as_o they_o be_v ascribe_v to_o the_o soul_n p._n 103._o chap._n ix_o direction_n to_o such_o as_o be_v in_o suspense_n as_o to_o the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n show_v how_o they_o may_v arrive_v at_o a_o certainty_n in_o that_o matter_n p._n 109._o chap._n x._o direction_n to_o such_o as_o believe_v the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n show_v how_o they_o ought_v to_o improve_v so_o important_a a_o doctrine_n p._n 131._o the_o conclusion_n p._n 161._o the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n assert_v etc._n etc._n chap._n i._n the_o contrary_a hypothesis_n lay_v down_o with_o a_o account_n how_o far_o it_o agree_v or_o disagree_v with_o the_o philosophy_n of_o epicurus_n lucretius_n hobbs_n etc._n etc._n the_o method_n 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truth_n but_o they_o quick_o give_v they_o the_o slip_n and_o go_v to_o play_v with_o impertinency_n some_o be_v so_o dull_a that_o they_o can_v apprehend_v any_o thing_n that_o lie_v out_o of_o the_o common_a road_n and_o be_v not_o plain_a and_o obvious_a other_o be_v so_o slothful_a that_o they_o grow_v weary_a before_o they_o have_v half_o accomplish_v their_o search_n and_o other_o so_o foolish_o conceit_v that_o they_o think_v it_o below_o they_o to_o alter_v their_o present_a sentiment_n but_o the_o great_a hindrance_n of_o useful_a knowledge_n be_v a_o inbred_a radicate_v enmity_n in_o corrupt_a nature_n against_o those_o truth_n which_o have_v a_o near_a tendency_n to_o the_o reformation_n of_o ill_a manner_n and_o the_o exercise_n of_o serious_a religion_n hinc_fw-la origo_fw-la mali_fw-la and_o the_o age_n in_o which_o we_o live_v afford_v many_o unhappy_a instance_n of_o the_o predominancy_n of_o this_o corruption_n which_o make_v a_o learned_a gentleman_n thus_o to_o reflect_v upon_o it_o viz._n that_o we_o be_v fall_v into_o a_o age_n decline_v from_o god_n in_o which_o many_o be_v fond_a of_o those_o thing_n which_o lead_v we_o far_o from_o he_o and_o seem_v most_o to_o secure_v we_o against_o he_o and_o the_o rabble_n of_o atheistical_a epicurean_a notion_n which_o have_v be_v so_o often_o rout_v and_o have_v flee_v before_o the_o world_n be_v now_o face_v about_o and_o afresh_o recruit_v to_o assault_v this_o present_a generation_n sir_n ch._n wolseley_n unreasonableness_n of_o atheism_n pag._n 37._o a_o like_a complaint_n we_o have_v in_o a_o late_a judicious_a philosopher_n who_o speak_v of_o the_o excellency_n of_o the_o platonic_a doctrine_n because_o it_o draw_v off_o our_o mind_n from_o perish_v transitory_a thing_n to_o the_o contemplation_n of_o more_o noble_a intellectual_a being_n further_o add_v quâ_fw-la quidem_fw-la in_o re_fw-la infinitum_fw-la propè_fw-la momentum_fw-la est_fw-la etc._n etc._n i._n e._n which_o be_v a_o matter_n of_o infinite_a moment_n for_o we_o be_v overwhelm_v with_o a_o rout_n of_o philosopher_n who_o contend_v that_o nothing_o but_o body_n can_v be_v understand_v du_n hamel_n de_fw-fr consens_fw-la vet._n &_o nou._n philos_n praefat._n the_o like_o you_o may_v find_v in_o ludovic_n viu._n de_fw-fr veritat_fw-la fidei_fw-la lib._n 1._o pag._n 145._o the_o knowledge_n of_o atheist_n say_v van_n helmont_n whole_o depend_v on_o a_o brutal_a beginning_n and_o they_o be_v unapt_a to_o understand_v those_o thing_n which_o do_v exceed_v sense_n for_o that_o be_v the_o cause_n why_o they_o exclude_v themselves_o from_o the_o intelligible_a world_n pag._n 348._o and_o i_o find_v that_o the_o late_a ingenious_a e._n of_o rochester_n come_v at_o last_o to_o the_o same_o apprehension_n viz._n that_o that_o absurd_a and_o foolish_a philosophy_n which_o the_o world_n so_o much_o admire_v propagate_v by_o the_o late_a mr._n hobbs_n and_o other_o have_v undo_v he_o and_o many_o more_o see_v his_o funeral_n sermon_n pag._n 26._o how_o far_o these_o observation_n be_v pertinent_a to_o the_o matter_n in_o hand_n you_o shall_v see_v more_o by_o and_o by_o for_o my_o part_n i_o desire_v not_o to_o make_v any_o man_n opinion_n seem_v worse_a than_o they_o be_v much_o less_o to_o charge_v atheism_n or_o infidelity_n upon_o a_o gentleman_n who_o in_o appearance_n disown_n they_o you_o shall_v therefore_o hear_v he_o speak_v for_o himself_o the_o opinion_n which_o he_o undertake_v to_o maintain_v be_v this_o viz._n that_o the_o humane_a soul_n be_v a_o material_a spirit_n generate_v grow_v and_o fall_v with_o the_o body_n and_o rise_v again_o with_o it_o at_o the_o sound_n of_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o archangel_n and_o the_o trump_n of_o god_n pag._n 1._o hereupon_o he_o endeavour_v to_o persuade_v we_o that_o the_o soul_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o inflame_v glow_a particle_n of_o the_o blood_n call_v spirit_n which_o be_v say_v he_o the_o active_a principle_n of_o life_n motion_n sense_n and_o understanding_n in_o man_n and_o beast_n pag._n 10._o and_o hence_o he_o infer_v that_o the_o soul_n can_v subsist_v act_n or_o suffer_v any_o thing_n in_o a_o state_n of_o separation_n from_o the_o body_n but_o that_o by_o death_n the_o man_n faculty_n of_o think_v be_v certain_o destroy_v pag._n 2_o 3_o 14_o 15._o and_o yet_o he_o own_v the_o article_n of_o the_o resurrection_n and_o the_o last_o judgement_n appoint_v of_o god_n for_o the_o distribute_v of_o recompense_n according_a to_o the_o behaviour_n which_o man_n have_v use_v in_o pass_v through_o the_o trial_n and_o temptation_n of_o this_o world_n pag._n 6._o you_o have_v here_o such_o a_o medley_n of_o epicurean_a dream_n and_o christian_a doctrine_n mix_v together_o as_o be_v not_o common_o to_o be_v meet_v with_o the_o one_o part_n of_o his_o hypothesis_n be_v below_o the_o common_a reason_n and_o sentiment_n of_o mankind_n the_o other_o above_o the_o reach_n of_o the_o great_a philosopher_n without_o the_o help_n of_o
supernatural_a revelation_n i_o mean_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o resurrection_n at_o the_o sound_n of_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o archangel_n and_o the_o trump_n of_o god_n the_o truth_n be_v our_o author_n have_v advance_v so_o far_o into_o the_o tent_n of_o epicurus_n lucretius_n hobbs_n and_o other_o of_o our_o trifle_a atomist_n that_o it_o be_v a_o wonder_n he_o go_v no_o further_o and_o who_o know_v but_o he_o may_v yet_o be_v within_o call_v or_o at_o least_o that_o we_o may_v prevent_v other_o from_o be_v infect_v with_o the_o like_a contagion_n let_v we_o now_o see_v how_o far_o these_o philosopher_n and_o he_o be_v agree_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n the_o soul_n say_v epicurus_n be_v certain_o a_o body_n consist_v of_o thin_a subtle_a parâ—s_n and_o at_o our_o dissolution_n be_v dissipate_v and_o have_v no_o long_a the_o same_o faculty_n no_o motion_n nor_o sense_n diog._n laert._n in_o epicur_fw-fr pag._n 281_o 282._o the_o same_o you_o have_v over_o again_o in_o gassendus_n syntagm_n philos_fw-la epicur_fw-fr pag._n 136._o and_o moreover_o pag._n 137._o exortum_fw-la ergo_fw-la anima_fw-la habet_fw-la à _fw-la quo_fw-la usque_fw-la ut_fw-la adolescit_fw-la vigescit_fw-la que_fw-la cum_fw-la corpore_fw-la sic_fw-la tendat_fw-la oportet_fw-la ad_fw-la interitum_fw-la cum_fw-la eodem_fw-la senescens_fw-la ac_fw-la sensim_fw-la deficiens_fw-la that_o be_v the_o soul_n rise_v grow_v decay_n and_o fall_v with_o the_o body_n it_o be_v needless_a to_o tell_v the_o learned_a how_o much_o lucretius_n and_o hobbs_n etc._n etc._n have_v endeavour_v to_o cultivate_v and_o recommend_v this_o sort_n of_o philosophy_n see_v hobbs_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o darkness_n leviath_n part_n 4._o chap._n 44._o and_o gassendus_fw-la himself_z have_v too_o much_o encourage_v it_o thus_o you_o see_v how_o far_o they_o be_v agree_v nevertheless_o there_o be_v not_o want_v in_o our_o author_n book_n some_o concession_n which_o i_o think_v will_v be_v 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body_n to_o move_v in_o and_o therefore_o say_v he_o they_o who_o say_v the_o soul_n be_v incorporeal_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d talk_v vain_o now_o thus_o far_o our_o author_n agree_v with_o he_o that_o the_o humane_a soul_n be_v corporeal_a but_o yet_o he_o deny_v not_o the_o angel_n to_o be_v immaterial_a and_o this_o i_o say_v be_v somewhat_o odd_a if_o we_o consider_v that_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n be_v make_v to_o know_v love_n and_o delight_n in_o god_n as_o the_o angel_n themselves_o be_v and_o indeed_o what_o can_v they_o do_v that_o be_v high_a than_o this_o yet_o our_o author_n suppose_v they_o to_o be_v immaterial_a but_o the_o soul_n to_o be_v no_o better_o than_o corruptible_a matter_n sure_o it_o be_v much_o more_o rational_a to_o say_v exit_fw-la operationum_fw-la similitudine_fw-la colligi_fw-la potest_fw-la similitudo_fw-la essentiae_fw-la anima_fw-la autem_fw-la vim_o intelligendi_fw-la &_o volendi_fw-la cum_fw-la angelis_n habet_fw-la communem_fw-la ergo_fw-la &_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d essentiae_fw-la as_o alsted_n observe_v from_o the_o likeness_n of_o operation_n we_o may_v gather_v the_o likeness_n of_o essence_n etc._n etc._n which_o consideration_n will_v weigh_v the_o more_o with_o those_o who_o consider_v at_o how_o great_a a_o rate_n the_o soul_n of_o man_n be_v redeem_v by_o he_o who_o take_v not_o upon_o he_o the_o nature_n of_o angel_n and_o therefore_o i_o must_v take_v leave_n to_o conclude_v with_o mr._n b._n nulla_fw-la mihi_fw-la obvia_fw-la est_fw-la ratio_fw-la quae_fw-la prohibere_fw-la videtur_fw-la ne_fw-la naturam_fw-la totam_fw-la mentalem_fw-la nobis_fw-la notam_fw-la angelorum_fw-la scilicet_fw-la &_o hominum_fw-la ad_fw-la unam_fw-la speciem_fw-la in_o sensu_fw-la generaliore_fw-la quasi_fw-la in_o classem_fw-la unam_fw-la benè_fw-la redigam_fw-la meth._n theol._n part_n 1._o cap._n 4._o pag._n 134._o two_o he_o own_v the_o be_v and_o perfection_n of_o the_o deity_n and_o speak_v with_o reverence_n of_o our_o bless_a saviour_n jesus_n christ_n three_o he_o speak_v well_o of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n and_o cite_v several_a passage_n out_o of_o they_o which_o he_o think_v make_v for_o his_o purpose_n and_o moreover_o be_v willing_a that_o the_o point_n of_o the_o soul_n immateriality_n shall_v be_v try_v by_o their_o authority_n pag._n 19_o and_o therefore_o i_o must_v say_v sans_o ceremony_n if_o he_o refuse_v to_o submit_v to_o the_o determination_n of_o the_o scripture_n as_o to_o the_o soul_n immortality_n the_o appeal_n which_o he_o have_v make_v be_v no_o better_a than_o trifle_a prevarication_n ill_o become_v a_o philosopher_n and_o worse_o a_o christian_n and_o beside_o if_o he_o imagine_v that_o he_o can_v prove_v the_o article_n of_o the_o resurrection_n as_o lay_v down_o in_o his_o position_n without_o â—â—e_z help_n of_o scripture_n i_o think_v he_o will_v do_v well_o to_o give_v the_o world_n a_o specimen_fw-la of_o his_o transcendent_a sagacity_n in_o that_o matter_n but_o if_o he_o fly_v to_o scripture-authority_n where_o it_o be_v on_o his_o side_n it_o will_v just_o be_v account_v a_o piece_n of_o partiality_n and_o impiety_n too_o if_o he_o yield_v not_o to_o it_o where_o it_o make_v against_o he_o in_o a_o word_n if_o the_o scripture_n may_v be_v judge_n in_o the_o case_n it_o will_v be_v easy_a enough_o to_o disprove_v the_o former_a part_n of_o his_o assertion_n viz._n that_o the_o soul_n fall_v or_o die_v with_o the_o body_n and_o again_o if_o he_o renounce_v the_o scripture_n he_o will_v never_o be_v able_a to_o prove_v the_o latter_a part_n of_o it_o viz._n that_o the_o body_n rise_v again_o at_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o archangel_n so_o that_o the_o two_o part_n of_o his_o hypothesis_n seem_v to_o mix_v together_o like_a oil_n and_o water_n they_o want_v a_o tertium_fw-la quid_fw-la to_o unite_v they_o which_o yet_o must_v be_v neither_o reason_n nor_o scripture_n these_o thing_n be_v premise_v what_o i_o have_v to_o say_v at_o present_a 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soul_n of_o good_a man_n shall_v be_v happy_a when_o so_o separate_v even_o before_o
the_o general_a resurrection_n and_o final_a judgement_n and_o the_o soul_n of_o wicked_a man_n miserable_a for_o the_o proof_n of_o these_o thing_n let_v we_o take_v a_o view_n of_o the_o follow_a place_n of_o scripture_n we_o will_v begin_v with_o the_o account_n of_o man_n creation_n at_o first_o gen._n 1.26_o and_o god_n say_v let_v we_o make_v man_n in_o our_o image_n after_o our_o likeness_n and_o let_v â—hem_fw-mi have_v dominion_n etc._n etc._n verse_n 27._o so_o god_n create_v man_n in_o his_o own_o image_n in_o the_o image_n of_o god_n create_v he_o he_o male_a and_o female_a create_v he_o they_o chap._n 2.7_o and_o the_o lord_n god_n form_v man_n of_o the_o dust_n of_o the_o ground_n and_o breathe_v into_o his_o nostril_n the_o breath_n of_o life_n and_o man_n become_v a_o live_a soul_n where_o you_o may_v observe_v first_o that_o man_n be_v the_o masterpiece_n of_o god_n workmanship_n or_o the_o most_o excellent_a creature_n of_o all_o this_o low_a world_n and_o therefore_o 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capacity_n of_o a_o man_n have_v you_o not_o be_v make_v provision_n for_o the_o flesh_n to_o fulfil_v the_o lust_n thereof_o while_o the_o immortal_a spirit_n have_v be_v almost_o starve_v for_o want_n of_o its_o proper_a food_n viz._n knowledge_n and_o virtue_n nascitur_fw-la enim_fw-la ex_fw-la prudentiâ_fw-la sapere_fw-la ex_fw-la temperantiâ_fw-la sobrium_fw-la esse_fw-la &_o pielate_fw-la deum_fw-la colere_fw-la hae_fw-la sunt_fw-la cibi_fw-la animae_fw-la propiè_fw-la quae_fw-la idonea_fw-la est_fw-la ad_fw-la sugendum_fw-la etc._n etc._n philo_n judaeus_n 127._o be_v it_o a_o light_a matter_n that_o you_o have_v debase_v so_o noble_a a_o nature_n all_o this_o while_n and_o at_o once_o sacrilegious_o rob_v god_n of_o that_o honour_n which_o be_v due_a to_o he_o from_o the_o rational_a creature_n and_o unnatural_o set_v your_o soul_n to_o